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Giorgi Tsintsadze
	Tsintsadze (left) against Poland in 2013
No. 8 – BC TSU Tbilisi
Position	Point guard
League	Georgian Superliga
Personal information
Born	7 February 1986 (age 38); Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Nationality	Georgian
Listed height	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	Academy Tbilisi
2002–2003	Basco Batumi
2003–2004	CSKA Moscow
2004–2005	BC Samara
2005	Ural Great Perm
2005–2006	Dynamo Moscow
2006–2009	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2009	Trikala 2000
2009–2010	BC Donetsk
2010	Trefl Sopot
2010–2011	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2011–2012	Olimpi Tbilisi
2012–2013	Budivelnyk Kiev
2013–2014	BC Donetsk
2014	Champville
2014	MZT Skopje
2014–2015	MIA Academy
2015	BCM Gravelines
2016	Rouen Métropole Basket
2016–2017	Kutaisi 2010
2017–2018	Politehnica Iași
2018-2020	Al-Shamal Doha
2020	Dinamo Tbilisi
2020-2021	Baniyas Abu Dhabi
2021-2022	BC TSU Tbilisi
2022	US Monastir
2022-present	BC TSU Tbilisi
Career highlights and awards
	ANGT Champion (2004); Russian League Champion (2004); EuroCup Champion (2006); 2× Estonian League Champion (2007–2008); Estonian Cup Champion (2011); Baltic League All-Star (2008); FIBA Eurocup All-Star (2008); 3x All-Estonian League Team (2007-2009); Estonian League Best European player (2007); 2x Estonian League Guard of the year (2007-2008); Estonian League MVP of the year (2009); FIBA Europe Cup Guard of the year (2008); FIBA Europe Cup Best European player (2008); All-FIBA Europe Cup Team (2008); All-Georgian Superliga Team (2012,2015,2017,2023); Georgian Superliga All-Star Game (2012,2015,2017,2023); Georgian Superliga Best Georgian player (2012); Ukrainian League Champion (2013); Georgian Superliga Guard of the year (2015,2017); Georgian League MVP of the year (2017,2023); Georgian Superliga Assists Leader (2023); 2x Qatari Basketball League Champion (2019-2020); 2x Georgian Cup Champion (2023,2024); 2x Georgian Superliga Champion (2015,2023);

Giorgi Tsintsadze ( Georgian: გიორგი ცინცაძე) is a Georgian professional basketball player for BC TSU Tbilisi of the Georgian Superliga. Giorgi is native of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia. He is also a member of the Georgian national basketball team since 2004.

Professional career

He has played for CSKA Moscow and Dynamo Moscow prior to transferring to Rock Tartu in Estonia. In 2009, after three successful seasons in Tartu, he signed with the Greek League team AS Trikala 2000. Trikala released him on 11 December 2009 upon his own request.^[1] He then moved to Ukrainian SuperLeague team BC Donetsk. After the team bankrupted Tsindsadze went to Poland in March 2010 and signed for Trefl Sopot until the end of the season. For the 2010–11 season he returned to Estonia to play for Tartu Ülikool/Rock. Tsintsadze then went to his native Georgia for one season. In 2012 he signed with Budivelnyk Kiev of the Ukrainian SuperLeague. In September 2013, he returned to his former team BC Donetsk.^[2] In the summer 2014, Tsintsadze signed with Macedonian basketball team MZT Skopje.^[3] On 31 October 2014 he parted ways with MZT.^[4] In November 2014, he returned to Georgia and signed with MIA Academy for the rest of the season.^[5] On 15 September 2015 he signed with French club BCM Gravelines.^[6] In December 2015, he left Gravelines.^[7] On 4 January 2016 he signed with Rouen Métropole Basket for the rest of the 2015–16 LNB Pro A season.^[8]

Honours and titles

2003–04 Russian Basketball Super League ( CSKA Moscow)
2005–06 ULEB Cup ( Dynamo Moscow)
2006–07 Estonian League ( Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
2007–08 Estonian League (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
2010–11 BBL Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
2010–11 Estonian Cup (Tartu Ülikool/Rock)
2012–13 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague ( BC Budivelnyk)

References

^ "Trikala released Giorgi Tsintsadze". Talkbasket.net. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with BC Donetsk". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 September 2013.
^ "MZT Skopje sign Marko Pajic and Georgi Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze leaves MZT Skopje". Eurobasket.com. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ "Giorgi Tsintsadze moved to MIA Academy". Eurobasket.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
^ "Gravelines-Dunkerque announces George Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
^ Gravelines-Dunkerque to part ways with Giorgi Tsintsadze, to sign Tyrone Brazelton
^ Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with Rouen Metro Basket

External links

[1] "Trikala released Giorgi Tsintsadze". Talkbasket.net. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[2] "Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with BC Donetsk". Sportando.net. Retrieved 18 September 2013.

[3] "MZT Skopje sign Marko Pajic and Georgi Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 26 July 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[4] "Giorgi Tsintsadze leaves MZT Skopje". Eurobasket.com. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[5] "Giorgi Tsintsadze moved to MIA Academy". Eurobasket.com. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.

[6] "Gravelines-Dunkerque announces George Tsintsadze". Sportando.com. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

[7] Gravelines-Dunkerque to part ways with Giorgi Tsintsadze, to sign Tyrone Brazelton

[8] Giorgi Tsintsadze signs with Rouen Metro Basket

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No. 8 – BC TSU Tbilisi
Tsintsadze (left) against Poland in 2013
Position	Point guard
League	Georgian Superliga
Personal information
Born	(1986-02-07) 7 February 1986 (age 38) Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, USSR
Nationality	Georgian
Listed height	6 ft 3.5 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight	198 lb (90 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2008: undrafted
Playing career	2001–present
Career history
2001–2002	Academy Tbilisi
2002–2003	Basco Batumi
2003–2004	CSKA Moscow
2004–2005	BC Samara
2005	Ural Great Perm
2005–2006	Dynamo Moscow
2006–2009	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2009	Trikala 2000
2009–2010	BC Donetsk
2010	Trefl Sopot
2010–2011	Tartu Ülikool/Rock
2011–2012	Olimpi Tbilisi
2012–2013	Budivelnyk Kiev
2013–2014	BC Donetsk
2014	Champville
2014	MZT Skopje
2014–2015	MIA Academy
2015	BCM Gravelines
2016	Rouen Métropole Basket
2016–2017	Kutaisi 2010
2017–2018	Politehnica Iași
2018-2020	Al-Shamal Doha
2020	Dinamo Tbilisi
2020-2021	Baniyas Abu Dhabi
2021-2022	BC TSU Tbilisi
2022	US Monastir
2022-present	BC TSU Tbilisi

Career highlights and awards
ANGT Champion (2004) Russian League Champion (2004) EuroCup Champion (2006) 2× Estonian League Champion (2007–2008) Estonian Cup Champion (2011) Baltic League All-Star (2008) FIBA Eurocup All-Star (2008) 3x All-Estonian League Team (2007-2009) Estonian League Best European player (2007) 2x Estonian League Guard of the year (2007-2008) Estonian League MVP of the year (2009) FIBA Europe Cup Guard of the year (2008) FIBA Europe Cup Best European player (2008) All-FIBA Europe Cup Team (2008) All-Georgian Superliga Team (2012,2015,2017,2023) Georgian Superliga All-Star Game (2012,2015,2017,2023) Georgian Superliga Best Georgian player (2012) Ukrainian League Champion (2013) Georgian Superliga Guard of the year (2015,2017) Georgian League MVP of the year (2017,2023) Georgian Superliga Assists Leader (2023) 2x Qatari Basketball League Champion (2019-2020) 2x Georgian Cup Champion (2023,2024) 2x Georgian Superliga Champion (2015,2023)